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The New York Giants currently hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. If they actually end up with that pick, the early belief is that the best strategy would be to deal the pick to a quarterback-needy team for multliple draft assets.
Could that team be the New York Jets?
That is exactly what unfolded in a new mock draft released Wednesday by Field Yates of ESPN. In Yates’ scenario, the Giants get picks 7 and 18 in Round 1 plus a Day 2 selection from the Jets in exchange for the No. 1 pick.
The Jets use that pick on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The Giants use their two first-round picks to attack needs.
Yates says:
After trading down from No. 1 in this mock draft, the Giants can hammer away at their needs — and one of them is to give Jaxson Dart more playmakers. The Giants struggled to piece things together on offense without Malik Nabers for much of this season (torn ACL), and top fill-in receiver Wan’Dale Robinson will be a free agent in March. Tyson brings a package of size, versatility and explosiveness that would pair great next to Nabers. When the ball is in Tyson’s hands, he is tenacious and flexes excellent acceleration. His production dipped this season (711 receiving yards, down from 1,101 in 2024), but he missed three games with a hamstring injury and was without starting quarterback Sam Leavitt for all of November.
An an FYI, Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (No. 3, Tennessee Titans), Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate (No. 4, Cleveland Browns), and Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa (No. 5, New Orleans Saints) are off the board here.
BBV’s Chris Pflum says:
Tyson has a good chance to be the first receiver off the board in April, at least with a strong performance through the draft process.
He has near-prototypical size (6-foot-2, 200 pounds), with an uncommon blend of long speed and twitchy agility for a taller receiver. He’s surprisingly agile with good short-area quickness which allows him to uncover quickly in the underneath area of the field. Tyson also has significant upside as a deep threat, understanding how to use his routes to manipulate defenders while also showing excellent ball tracking skills. He does a great job of locating the ball and making adjustments, while also using great body control to expand his catch radius. Tyson has sticky hands and legitimately rare concentration to haul in circus catches in traffic.
ASU used him all over their offensive formation and he could be an X, Z, or Big Slot at the next level. Tyson has the potential to be a “CeeDee Lamb” type player.
Yates says:
After our projected trade, the Giants get their second chance to hammer away at needs by addressing cornerback, where Deonte Banks has struggled this season...
